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NorEr97
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 1:45 pm    Post subject: 62-67 beetle tail light lenses, rare? Reply with quote

Hi
I went to a swapmeet today on the lookout for some parts for my 62 bug.
I got my hands on a set of four almost mint hubcaps for it for 200kr (around 30$)

I also bought a set of originale tail light lenses made by Hella.
They were in Nice condition and i payed 100kr (around 15$)

The thing is, the are different from the regular lenses i had, ive never seen these before and i can't find any anywhere else... Are these lenses rare?

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Here is the lense

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Here it is next to a regular Hella lense
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those are euro lenses. I have them on my Scottish RHD. I don't think they are really rare.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Egorspyle65 wrote:
Those are euro lenses. I have them on my Scottish RHD. I don't think they are really rare.


The one on the right is Euro and not rare, but the one on the left is odd and I've never seen one.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Could be Australian lens?
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kielbasa wrote:
Could be Australian lens?


Australia market used smaller tail light assemblies
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:58 am    Post subject: Lenses Reply with quote

KTPhil wrote:
Egorspyle65 wrote:
Those are euro lenses. I have them on my Scottish RHD. I don't think they are really rare.


The one on the right is Euro and not rare, but the one on the left is odd and I've never seen one.


Yea, got no clue.. Been looking the numbers up but still nothing!

They don't look bad on the car though

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think the ones with the larger reflector are Swedish spec
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

M18 is larger reflector for Swedish market, so it could be those
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jake Martinez wrote:
I think the ones with the larger reflector are Swedish spec

If that is true, the original poster needs to crush them with a large hammer.
No God-fearing Norwegian should have anything that a Swede has touched. Wink
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